Todd Bridges Announces His Divorce on Twitter

Todd Bridges, "Diff'rent Strokes" alumni and star of such unforgettable motion pictures as "High School USA", "Treasure n tha Hood", and the Insane Clown Posse masterpiece "Big Money Rustlas", has filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years. Divorce in this day and age isn't anything unusual -- turn around a few times and you're likely to spot someone who has either been through it or is in the process of filing the paperwork -- though Bridge's decision to announce the split on Twitter is a little bizarre. Nothing like sharing your personal misery with your devoted legion of followers.

"The Bridges have decided that disunion is in the best interest of their collective futures. Although Todd and Dori are going their separate ways, they are mutually committed to the well-being of their son [Spencir, 13]," the actor said in a statement to People.com.

Regarding the divorce, Bridges tweeted, "She's a great mother I'm glad to have had the years to know her and have a great kid with her. As we know, people grow apart and we did."

Unless you were living under a rock during the 80's or are simply too young to remember such things, Bridges rose to fame after a stint on the popular American sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes", a sensitive, thought-provoking show that explored what happens when a rich white man adopts two poor African-American kids. Life lessons promptly ensued, including an episode devoted to the dangers of bicycle-peddling child molesters. You can't find quality programming like that on television these days, kids. That junk belongs to the 80's.

If you haven't seen "Diff'rent Strokes", you owe it to yourself and my generation to partake in an episode. There are several floating around YouTube, though my personal favorite, "Shootout at the O,K. Arcade", has been embedded below. Directly beneath that, you can find several Twitter reactions to the split. Not surprisingly, they're loaded with snark. Enjoy!